Legging



yF. G'QCHAMBERUN. A Y LEGGmG. APPLICATION man um. H. 1919 2 SHEETS-SHEETl@ i? MMM /jpuew Pawn-ma m, 8,1921.

F. G. CHAMBERLIN. LEGGING. APPLICATION FILED MAR. Il, |919.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEGGING.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1,921.

Application filed March 11, 1919. Serial No. 281,958.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Fnnnniucn Gnonon CHAMHERLIN, a subject of the Kingof Eng land, residing' at l-lorsham St. Faith, Norfolk, England, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Leggings, of which thefollowinis a specification.

This invention is for improvements in or relating to leggings or longboots, such for instance as those employed for military purposes, v

According to one feature of this invention there is combined with alegging whose fastening edges are lengthwise of it, a wide band(preferably soft) attached to the lower end of the legging by one end ofthe band so as to encircle the lower end of said legging in a coil atthe level of the lower end of the legging and not going spirally up theleg, the band being provided with means (for example a strap and buckle)for fastening the free end of the said coil in the position into whichit is brought by the lapping of the band around the bottom of thelegging, so that the lower end of the legging which usually covers theupper part of the boot may be reinforced as by a bandige.` thus givingadded support to the leg at the ankle, keeping it dry and warm there,and at the same time making a neater end to the legging, by preventingit opening at the lower end of the joint as might otherwise occur inuse. and obviating the use of buttons there and thread which wouldbecome rotted in contact with mud and wet. The edges of the leggingabove the band are fastened bv the usual means, for instance by buttonsand top of the legging.

it is convenient and comfortable to be able at times to free the anklefrom the band, without the necessity for taking off the legging, forinstance if the boot is to be taken ofi", or even without taking off theboot if the wearer desires to rest without the compression of the bandbeing felt. To enable this easement and convenience to be obtainedwithout the need for removing the legging` the bottom margin of saidlegging is divided by a vertical slit extending from the bottom edge ofthe legging upward to about the level of the top of the band. W'hen thelegging is thus formed, it becomes quite easy, if the band be slacked,for the wearer to turn outward the bottom margin of the legging whilethe fastenings of the legging by a buckle at the' remain fastened. Thusthe ankle may be relieved and thetop of the boot be made accessiblewithout the need for taking the legging off, It is to be understood thatthere need be no fastening between the two sides of the legging belowthe level of the top edge of the band in so far as' the band itself maybe regarded as a fastening when secured.l

In the accompanying drawings, which are all in perspective,

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating the improved legging'in theact of being placedl on the leg;

` Figf 2. 's a similar view showing the legging` fastened in place andbuckled close;

Fig. 3 is a view'from the front showing the legging taken off the leg;and

Fig. l is a rear view of the leg with the legging on it, the bandslackened and the sides of the legging at the bottom pulled outward toease the ankle.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures.

With reference to the drawings, the legging L which may be constructedof web or leather shaped to the leg, and can be reinforced at its edgesby piping in known manner, has attached to it transversely at the lowerend a band B. This band is secured by one of its ends, as shown in Figs.1, 3 and to the legging, and is of a length to completely encircle itthere with more than a complete turn when lapped around the bottom ofthe legging and fastened, as in Fig. 2. by means of the strap. To fastenthe band there is provided at the free end B1, which is there preferablynarrowed in width, see Figs. l and 4, a strap S and buckle K. Thelegging may be fastened together by buttons b, spring fasteners or othermeans and is preferably made to open at the front of the leg as shown inFig. 1. The bottom margin of the legging is divided at the back by avertical slit VS, Fig. 3, extending from the bottom edge of the leggingupward to about the level of the top of the band B. Fig. 4 shows howwhen the legging is thus formed, and the band slackened, the bottommargin of the legging can be turned outward. This time the buttons b ofthe legging can remain fastened. With the band slack as in Fig. 4 andwith the legging eased open at the bottom, the top V of the boot X ismade accessible without the need for taking the legging ofi', It will beseen in Fig. 4 that with the band slacked, that side of thelegging-margin to which the band is attached as at a may be eased out aswell as the margin of the legging in the immediate neighborhood of thevertical slit VS.

It will be understood that the various details of construction may bemodified within the scope of the appended claims to provide a structurehaving the advantages herein set forth.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Paten-t isl. The combination of a legging whose fastening edges are lengthwise ofit and whose bottom margin is divided at a point away from the fasteningedges by a vertical slit extending from the bottom edge of the leggingupward for a portion only of the height of the legging, and a band whichis attached to the lower end of the legging by one end of the band andVencircles the lower end of said legging in a coil at the level of thelower end of the legging and which at `the other end of the band hasmeans for fastening the free end of the band in the position into whichit is brought by the coiling ofthe band around the bottom of the legeine2. As an article of manufacture, a legging having fastening edgesextending lengthwise thereof, and having the bottom margin divided at apoint away from said fastening edges by a vertical slit, of meansattached to the lower portion of the legging and adapted to overlap saidslit for securing the legging in position; substantially as described.

3. As an article of manufacture, a legging having fastening edgesextending lengthwise thereof, and having the bottom margin divided at apoint away from said fastening edges by a vertical slit, of a bandattached at one end to the lower portion of the legging and adapted toencircle the slitted portion of the same to secure the legging inposition; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICK GEORGE CHAMBERLIN.

